I know it's been a little while since I've updated this blog. Spring has sprung and Summer's coming quickly and I've been reliving memories of Summer's gone by and dreaming of things that I wish I could do with this summer. When I was really young I remember spending countless hours outside, dressed up like Little House on the Prairie with my neighbor, making loaves of 'bread' out of mud inside our 'log cabin' and staying outside as long as possible and catching firefly's after dark and most of the time begging our parents to let us camp out in the tent (less than ten feet from the house and with walkie-talkies of course); we had such carefree summers. As we got older we traded in our bonnets and aprons for swimsuits and the pool. We were in the pool from dawn to dusk and we had the best tans ever. That's one thing I wish I could do this summer, I would love to go swimming in a pool and just enjoy the sun on my skin and the cool water all around me - oh and the tan would be a nice benefit too. Realistically I know that this really isn't possible with my PICC line, stamina, sun sensitivity and the germs that a public pool would cause, but it's still fun to dream. I remember more recent summers where I practically lived outside, whether it be laying out, swimming, walking our hiking trail or going on a 20-mile bike ride. Sometimes I long to just go on a slow walk and catch up with someone or go on a long bike ride. But I know that these things are just not physically possible for me anymore - with all of the disease in my bones and how weak I am. Then there was the summer where my family and my best friends family went on vacation for two weeks to the ocean. I love the ocean - it's so big and beautiful. We spent those weeks between the ocean and the beach and various other activities. That vacation; that time spent with family and best friends is the thing I wish most I could do this summer. When you're at the beach, time seems to stand still and all is right in the world for a few precious hours and I feel at peace enjoying God's creation - the ocean symbolizing the vastness of God's love, the sun warming our skin and allowing life to live, the sand, the grains of which are too numerous to count yet God knows the exact number and knows even more about each of us, and the family and friends God has given us. There are many other things that I would like to do this summer, but for now, I'm glad I have the memories of summers past.
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